breeched

• Adjectif archaïque signifiant « portant des culottes » (pantalon court se fermant sous le genou). Sorti d'usage en anglais moderne.

An archaic adjective meaning 'wearing breeches' (short trousers fastened at the knee). It is now obsolete in modern English.

1. Dressed in trousersC2formalbritish

   Wearing breeches or trousers, especially in a historical context.

   portant une culotte

   • The young squire was breeched for the first time at age seven.
   • In the painting, the gentleman is breeched in fine velvet.
   • The page boy was breeched in the traditional style of the court.

   Synonymespantaloonedtrousered

   Antonymesrobed